Question

When a specialized function of the cerebral cortex occurs on either the right or the left hemisphere, this is referred to as ____?

Answer 1

The answer is lateralization of brain function. This is the predisposition for some neural functions or cognitive processes to be more prevailing in one hemisphere than the other. The medial longitudinal fissure divides the human brain into two separate cerebral hemispheres, connected by the corpus callosum.